• 2026 South Yellow Mountain Preserve – Pine Knob Hike

    Date: Saturday, January 3rd Time: Starting at 10:00 AM Location: South Yellow Mountain Preserve Distance: 3.8 miles  Difficulty: Moderately Strenuous (6/10) The hike is FREE for SAHC members, and $10 for non-members. Registration: Pre-registration is REQUIRED below   Join SAHC South Yellow Mountain Preserve Manager Park Greer for a moderately strenuous hike to Pine Knob, […]

  • 2026 January Hampton Creek Cove Hike

    Date: Monday, January 19th Location: Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area Start Time: 11:00 am Distance: 4 Miles Difficulty: 6/10    Join us on Monday, January 19th for a guided hike through Hampton Creek Cove State Natural Area. This hike will utilize multiple trails, the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail and the Shell Hollow Trail. Starting […]

  • Mitchell County Landscape Recovery and Preparedness Open House

    Bowman Middle School

    When: Saturday, Feb. 21 from 1 to 3 pm (DROP IN) Firewise Prevention Presentation at 1:30 pm Where: Bowman Middle School, 410 S. Mitchell Ave., Bakersville, NC 28705 Come learn from agencies, non-profits, and businesses about what resources are available to landowners, as well as recovery updates. Drop-In Topics Include: Wildfire Mitigation Debris Removal and […]

    Free
  • 2026 February Hiking with Kids at Bull Creek Preserve

    Date: Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 Time: 10:30 am Where: SAHC's Bull Creek Preserve at Warren Wilson College Difficulty: (3/10) Cost: FREE for members, $10 for non-members (Kids hike for free!)   Join SAHC on a family friendly guided hike at SAHC's Bull Creek Preserve! This hike is specifically designed for folks to hike with children and […]

  • Winter Hiking Challenge Strawberry Gap Hike

    Date: Saturday, February 28th Time: 11:00 am Where: Strawberry Gap to Blue Ridge Pastures Distance: 6 miles Difficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10) Cost: FREE for all participants (Pre-Registration is Required!)   Finish the Winter Hiking Challenge strong and in community by joining Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for a guided hike to Blue Ridge Pastures via the Strawberry Gap Trail! This hike […]

  • Livestake Planting Work Day with NCWF, at Bowditch Bottoms Preserve

    What: Livestake Volunteer Planting Workday Where: SAHC's Bowditch Bottoms Preserve, near Burnsville, NC When: Friday, March 6 from 9 am to 12 pm Join the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for a livestaking workday at SAHC's Bowditch Bottoms in Yancey County. Bowditch Bottoms contains a mosaic of habitat types including mixed […]

  • 2026 March SAHC Community Farm Birding Hike

    SAHC Community Farm Birding Hike Date: Saturday, March 14th Start Time: 9:00 am Distance: 2 Miles Cost: Free for Members, $10 for Non-Members Pre-Registration is required below   Join us for this beginning birding walk at the SAHC Community Farm (the first of our Birding series throughout the spring) to learn tips on how to […]

  • 2026 Farm Workshop: Planning & Design – Climate Resilience

    SAHC Community Farm (Event Venue)

    Farm Planning & Design: Climate Resilience When: Thursday, March 19, 1 - 4 pm Where: SAHC Community Farm, 180 Mag Sluder Road Alexander, NC 28701 Are you looking for the perfect farm property but not sure how to create the best plan for your land? Join us for an introduction to planning and layout of land for small-scale farming with a […]

    $20
  • 2026 Lunch and Learn – Mapping the Mountains

    Virtual Lunch & Learn - Mapping the Mountains: Surveying & Technology in Land Conservation Wednesday, March 25 at 12:00 pm EST Join Park Greer, SAHC's South Yellow Mountain Preserve Manager for a virtual Lunch & Learn exploring the intersection of land conservation, land surveying, and other measurement and monitoring technologies. Before Park joined the SAHC team he […]

    Free
  • 2026 March Rough Creek Watershed Hike

    Date: Saturday, March 28th Time: 10:00 am Where: Rough Creek Watershed Distance: 5 miles Difficulty: Moderately strenuous (7/10) Cost: FREE for all participants (Pre-Registration is Required!)   We're hitting the trails to celebrate Highland Brewing Company's seasonal Saint T's Pale Ale by hiking the Rough Creek Watershed's inner loop trail! Participants will hike a moderately strenuous 5 […]